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Will the Supreme Court decide on Defense of Marriage Act during their current term?

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Will the Supreme Court decide on Defense of Marriage Act during their current term?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » United States
Settled on 06/26/2013 20:14 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:Yes, rules unconstitutional The court struck down Section 3 of DOMA, which limited the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of federal benefits, as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/26/us-usa-court-gaymarriage-idUSBRE95P06W20130626

Predictions

Yes, rules unconstitutional
Yes, rules unconstitutional
Yes, rules constitutional
Yes, rules constitutional
No, or not ruled
No, or not ruled

Background

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, toughest Supreme Court Judge around, gave a cheeky answer to a Colorado student on Wednesday night and predicted she'll be deciding on the Defense of Marriage Act sooner rather than later. 

"I think it's most likely that we will have that issue before the court toward the end of the current term," she said.

All signs are pointing towards DOMA being the hottest Supreme Court decision of next year's Spring/Summer season.

A term of the Supreme Court commences on the first Monday of each October, and continues until June or early July of the following year.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/09/ruth-bader-ginsburg-says-supreme-court-will-tackle-doma-soon/57047/

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   Super Userkruijs

The Supreme Court announced Friday afternoon it will hear its first same-sex marriage cases.

As NBC’s Pete Williams reports, the Supreme Court has granted review of the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in the state.

“The surprise here is Prop 8,” Williams said on MSNBC shortly after the Court’s announcement. He explained that the Court’s decision on Prop 8 would affect California directly because the issue there was that the state gave same-sex couples the right to marry, and then overturned it with a proposition after the fact. However, if the Court decides to dive fully into the issue, it may decide whether or not a state in general had the ability to ban same-sex marriage.

http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/07/historic-cases-supreme-court-to-rule-on-doma-prop-8/

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